The Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 9-Bang is so powerful, it’s sending players straight into the apocalypse

If you’re playing Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, you’ll know all about the 9-Bang.

9-Bangs blind your enemies, making them sitting ducks for a kill. If you hit them with a fully-charged 9-Bang, then they’re sitting ducks for ages. They’re a hugely popular tactic in the multiplayer portion of the game, whether it’s traditional multiplayer or Blackout, the battle royale. When you’re 9-Banged, it looks like this:

The 9-Bang debate levelled up this week when Treyarch released a significant balance update for Black Ops 4, but the 9-bang emerged unscathed. In response, the Call of Duty community took it upon itself to do a proper meme number on Call of Duty’s most-hated piece of equipment – and if you’re playing COD right now, as I am, some of the results are pretty funny.

The latest meme appears to have kicked off with a video by redditor ddddiscopanda, who spliced a clip of someone being 9-Banged in a Blackout match with the opening of Skyrim.